Planetary hours
in Mukalla.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:30
- 9♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.